Hallie Turner, a 13-year-old from Raleigh, is taking the state to court to force new climate change policies.

Here's the newest tactic in approaching errant policymakers: Use very, very smart children to shame them publicly.

This Friday in the Wake County Courthouse, oral arguments are scheduled to begin in a lawsuit brought by a 13-year-old from Raleigh named Hallie Turner, a climate change activist since the fourth grade. The teen is asking the state to issue an edict that would require North Carolina to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by at least 4 percent each year. It's an idea that has never caught on with industry leaders or, for that matter, legislators in Raleigh.

Superior Court Judge Michael Morgan will hear the case. Turner will be represented by attorneys at Duke University's Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, as well as Forsyth County attorney Gayle Tuch. The Oregon-based, climate change nonprofit, Our Children's Trust, says it helped Turner file the lawsuit.

Friday's hearing begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Wake County Courthouse on Fayetteville Street in Raleigh.